Byng Inlet is a body of water on the eastern shore of Georgian Bay, between Parry Sound and the mouth of the French River. It is a widening of the Magnetawan River, near its mouth. The name of the river "Magnetawan", meaning "long open channel" in the Ojibwe language, refers to this section of the river.
The steamship Northern Belle was suddenly engulfed in a devastating fire in Byng Inlet, on November 10, 1898. The wreck is a popular site for recreational divers.